Edward Burtynsky

Ed Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer and artist known for his large format photographs of industrial landscapes. His works depict locations from around the world that represent the increasing development of industrialization and its impacts on nature and the human existence.

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Image analysis

In this photo, Edward Burtynsky portrays the amount of rubbish being dumped in this world. It makes you think about how every discarded tire in the world will probably end up in a place like this. This photo shows Anthropocene in the aspect that humans are destroying the world gradually, and how these tires are covering up the beauty of the land around. This looks like it would be a nice valley, however due to the impact of humans it has been masked by these discarded tires. This photo makes you think about how if this carries on, in 100 years not just tires but any rubbish could cover up historical landmarks to never be seen again.

Jem Southam

Jem Southam was born in Bristol in 1950. He studied at the London College of Printing for a Higher Diploma in Creative Photography from 1969 to 1972. He is now Professor of Photography at the University of Plymouth.

Robin Friend

Robin Friend (born 1983) is a British-Australian photographer. His book Bastard Countryside brought together “15 years worth of exploration” the British Landscape with a large format view camera. Included in this publication by Loose Joints is an essay the landscape writer Robert Macfarlane.